Tower with a guide system for power modules

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EP 2 280 168 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	09.04.2014 Bulletin 2014/15

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	02.02.2011 Bulletin 2011/05

(21)	Application number: 10169781.1

(22)	Date of filing: 16.07.2010

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

F03D 11/04^(2006.01)

F03D 11/00^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME RS

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Priority:

29.07.2009 US 511177

(71)	Applicant: General Electric Company
	Schenectady, NY 12345 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Meiners, Karl-Heinz 48485, Neuenkirchen (DE)

(74)	Representative: Bedford, Grant Richard
	GPO Europe GE International Inc. The Ark 201 Talgarth Road Hammersmith London W6 8BJ London W6 8BJ (GB)

(54)	Tower with a guide system for power modules

(57) A tower (100) includes an outer portion (104) forming an outer covering for the tower and an inner portion (102) disposed within the outer portion. The inner portion includes a preassembled power module including an upwardly extending support (116) and electrical components that extend outwardly beyond the upwardly extending support and guide supports (130) coupled at a first end to the upwardly extending supports and extending outwardly beyond the electrical components.

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